Order of battle for campaign of northern and eastern Honan 1938
# Order of battle for campaign of northern and eastern Honan 1938

Order of battle for the Campaign of Northern and Eastern Honan 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

## Japan

North China Front Army - Field Marshal Count Hisaichi Terauchi

* 16th Division - Lt. Gen. Keisuke Fujie
   * 19th Infantry Brigade
      * 9th Infantry Regiment
      * 20th Infantry Regiment
   * 30th Infantry Brigade
      * 33rd Infantry Regiment
      * 38th Infantry Regiment
   * 22nd Field Artillery Regiment
   * 20th Cavalry Regiment
   * 16th Engineer Regiment
   * 16th Transport Regiment
* 114th Division -Lt. Gen. Shigeji Suematsu
   * 127th Infantry Brigade
      * 66th Infantry Regiment
      * 115th Infantry Regiment
   * 128th Infantry Brigade
      * 102nd Infantry Regiment
      * 150th Infantry Regiment
   * 120th Field Artillery Regt
   * 118th Cavalry Regiment
   * 114th Engineer Regiment
   * 114th Transport Regiment
* 3rd Infantry Brigade / 2nd Division - Major Gen. Kazuo Isa [2]
   * 4th Infantry Regiment
   * 29th Infantry Regiment
* 13th Infantry Brigade / 7th Division - Major Gen. Tadao Yoshizawa [2]
   * 25th Infantry Regiment
   * 26th Infantry Regiment
* Imada Detachment- Colonel Imada
   * 2nd Tank Battalion - Colonel Imada
      * 36 Type 89 Medium Tanks
   * 1st Battalion of 9th Infantry Regiment
   * One mountain gun company
   * One engineer platoon
   * and other support units
* 1st Army - Kyoji Kotsuki
   * 14th Division - Kenji Doihara
      * 27th Infantry Brigade
         * 2nd Infantry Regiment
         * 59th Infantry Regiment
      * 28th Infantry Brigade
         * 15th Infantry Regiment
         * 50th Infantry Regiment
      * 20th Field Artillery Regiment
      * 18th Cavalry Regiment
      * 14th Engineer Regiment
      * 14th Transport Regiment
   * 108th Division - Kumaya Shimomoto
      * 25th Infantry Brigade
         * 117th Infantry Regiment
         * 132nd Infantry Regiment
      * 104th Infantry Brigade
         * 52nd Infantry Regiment
         * 105th Infantry Regiment
      * 108th Field Artillery Regiment
      * 108th Cavalry Regiment
      * 108th Engineer Regiment
      * 108th Transport Regiment
* 2nd Army - Gen. Nishio
   * 10th Division - Lt. Gen. Yoshio Shinozuka
      * 8th Infantry Brigade
         * 39th Infantry Regiment
         * 40th Infantry Regiment
      * 33rd Infantry Brigade[Seya Detachment]
         * 10th Infantry Regiment
         * 63rd Infantry Regiment
      * 10th Field Artillery Regiment
      * 10th Cavalry Regiment
      * 10th Engineer Regiment
      * 10th Transport Regiment

## China

China (Feb. 1938)

1st War Area - Cheng Chien

* Eastern Honan Army - Hsueh Yueh
   * 64th Corps - Li Han-huen
      * 155th Division - Chen Kung-hsin
      * 187th Division - Peng Ling-cheng
   * 74th Corps - Wang Yao-wu
      * 51st Division - Wang Yao-wu
      * 58th Division - Po Hui-chang
   * 8th Corps - Huang Chieh
      * 40th Division - Lo Li-jung
      * 102nd Division - Po Hui-chang
* 27th Corps - Kuei Yung-ching
   * 36th Division [g] - Chiang Fu-sheng
   * 46th Division - Li Liang-yung
* 17th Army - Hu Tsung-nan
   * 1st Corps - Li Tieh-chun
      * 1st Division - Li Tieh-chun
      * 78th Division - Li Wen
* 3rd Army Group - Sun Tung-hsuan
   * 12th Corps - Sun Tung-hsuan
      * 20th Division - Chang Tse-ming
      * 22nd Division - Ku Liang-min
      * 81st Division - Chan Shu-tang
   * 55th Corps - Tsao Fu-lin
      * 29th Division - Tsao Fu-lin
      * 74th Division - Li Han-chang
* 20th Army - Shang Chen
   * 32nd Corps - Shang Chen
      * 139th Division - Li Chao-ying
      * 141st Division - Sung Ken-tang
      * 142nd Division - Lu Chi
   * Salt Gabelle Brigade - Chian Chi-ke
   * 23rd Division - Li Pi-fan
* 71st Corps - Sung Hsi-lien
   * 87th Division [g] - Shen Fa-tsao
   * 88th Division [g] - Fung Mu-han
* 39th Corps - Liu Ho-ting
   * 34th Division - Kung Ping-fan
   * 56th Division - Liu Shang-chih
* 1st Army Group - Sung Che-yuan
   * 77th Corps - Feng Chih-an
      * 37th Division - Chang Ling-yun
      * 132nd Division - Wang Chang-hai
      * 179th Division - Ho Chi-feng
   * 69th Corps - Shih Yu-san
      * 181st Division - Shih Yu-san
      * New 9th Division - Kao Shu-hsun
   * 53rd Corps - Wan Fu-lin
      * 116th Division - Chao Fu-cheng
      * 130th Division - Chu Hung-hsun
* 91st Corps - Kao Tse-chu
   * 166th Division - Ma Li-wu
   * 45th Division - Liu Chin
* 90th Corps - Peng Chin-chih
   * 195th Division - Liang Kai
   * 196th Division - Liu Chao-huan
* New 8th Division - Chiang Tsai-chen
* 95th Division - Lo Chi
* 91st Division - Feng Chan-tsai
* New 35th Division - Wang Ching-tsai
* 61st Division - Chung Sung
* 106th Division - Shen Ke
* 109th Division - Li Shu-sen
* 94th Division - Chu Huai-ping
* 24th Division - Lin Ying
* 9th Reserve Division - Chang Yen-chuan
* 8th Reserve Division - Ling Chao-yao
* 28th Separate Brigade - Wu Hua-wen
* Hopei Militia - Chang Yin-wu
* Hopei Chahar Guerilla Commander - Sun Tien-ying
* 3rd Cavalry Corps - Cheng Ta-chang
   * 4th Cavalry Division - Chang The-shun
   * 9th Cavalry Division - Wang Chi-feng
* 14th Separate Cavalry Brigade - Chang Chan-kuei
* 2nd Brigade, New 1st Cavalry Division - Ma Lu
* 13th Cavalry Brigade - Yao Ching-chuan
* 6th Artillery Brigade - Huang Yung-an
* 10th Separate Artillery Brigade - Peng Meng-chi
* 5th Regiment, 1st Arty Brigade - Li Kang-yen
* 7th Separate Artillery Regiment - Chang Kuang-hou
* 9th Separate Artillery Regiment - Kuang Yu-ai

Notes:

* [g] Formerly German trained Divisions, badly mauled in the battles of Shanghai and Nanking they were no longer the elite formations they had once been.

Sources: [1] Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. Pg.230 - 235. Map 9-2.

